Pray for Silence
By Linda Castillo
- Release Date: 2010-06-22
- Genre: Police Procedural
Description
New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo delivers an electrifying thriller in which Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must confront a dark evil to solve the mysterious murders of an entire Amish family.
The Plank family moved from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to join the small Amish community of Painters Mill less than a year ago and seemed the model of the Plain Life—until on a cold October night, the entire family of seven was found slaughtered on their farm. Police Chief Kate Burkholder and her small force have few clues, no motive, and no suspect. Formerly Amish herself, Kate is no stranger to the secrets the Amish keep from the English—and each other—but this crime is horribly out of the ordinary.
State agent John Tomasetti arrives on the scene to assist. He and Kate worked together on a previous case during which they began a volatile relationship. They soon realize the disturbing details of this case will test their emotional limits and force them to face demons from their own troubled pasts—and for Kate, a personal connection that is particularly hard to bear.
When she discovers a diary that belonged to one of the teenaged daughters, Kate is shocked to learn the girl kept some very dark secrets and may have been living a lurid double life. Who is the charismatic stranger who stole the young Amish girl's heart? Could the brother—a man with a violent past, rejected and shunned by his family and the Amish community, have come to seek out revenge? As Kate's outrage grows so does her resolve to find the killer and bring him to justice—even if it means putting herself in the line of fire.
Topping her own bestselling debut, Linda Castillo once again immerses us in the world of the Amish with a chilling story that is both a fast-paced thriller and intriguing psychological puzzle.
Reviews
Awesome writer
5By ladyhope1202This book was a true page turner!A page turner
5By RabecahI could not put it down!Excellent
4By 1stSammyDespite some lapses, this thriller delivers. The Amish background of the protagonist is underdeveloped....making the connection between the reader & primary character bumpy at times. However, I recommend this book & am downloading the next by this author now!Pray for silence
5By Lwl210Loved itPray for silence
5By 1LKBThis is a great book. I read it so fast, I couldn't believe is was over. It keeps your attention through every chapter. Great mystery! I just bought another book by Castillo because I loved this one.Great Book!!
5By Hamburglar :/This is a great read, kept me interested though out and was very well written. I really enjoyed it.Pray for silence
1By Bagel Baker ExtraodinaireKind of a waste of time reading. Started off rather morbid and never was very interesting.Best book I've ever read
5By CorbinmonoxideI normally don't like reading books, but this one, it was great. When I finished this book, I was sad that it was over!So good
5By Jhonny07I'm staring book club with this book A+A good read
4By Commish MacNever been much for stories told in the first person, but it provides an interesting perspective to a multiple faceted mystery. I would recommend it.Good not great
4By Bkg318Good book... First book along this genre that I have read... By the time some characters resurfaced I was unsure where they were introduced... All in all... 4 outta 5! May check out her previous work.Amazingg!!
5By kaseywdI have never gotten into and read a book but this book was just flat out awesome. It kept me wanting more every time I put it down. Great page turner.Fantastic
5By AA ManhattanThis is a must read for thriller followers, it is very engaging and a definite page flipper, the charters are so real one can almost see them and the plot is so well written one almost see a movie coming soon, buy it read it and you will not regret itPray for Silence
4By R@sumwVery well written book that was suspenseful with great character development. Loved the building of evidence regarding possible murder candidates and the accurate portrayal of how evidence is gathered from a crime scene and the great difficulty in finding the criminal. Towards the end could not put the book down.Page Turner!!
5By Clown-Around ExecGood book - interesting story!Pray for Silence
5By emskayExtremely well written. Once you start this book, it's almost impossible to put down until it's finished.5 stars
5By upset user2525Awesome book!!Pretty good
4By LilldybugGood enough to keep me turning the pages. Read in less than a day.Read it in less than 12 hours
4By KatjafishThis book kept my attention & my need to know going. I thought the material was a little sick at times, but the who-dun-it was riveting. I'm giving it 4 stars because it made me queasy to read some of the sordid details.
